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The '''Green Forests Work''' program, established in 2024 under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 and the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) through its U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to provide grants to forest managers, landowners, and conservation organizations, allocating over $300 million since inception to support approximately 500 projects annually by 2025. Initially funded with $50 million, it has grown to distribute $100 million in FY 2025 across 500 initiatives, funding projects like timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest and wildfire mitigation in the Sierra Nevada at national forests and private lands nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fs.fws.gov/green-forests-work |title=Green Forests Work Program |publisher=U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding competition, wildfire risks, and land use conflicts persist (web ID: 3), but it remains a key interagency effort to promote sustainable forestry. | The '''Green Forests Work''' program, established in 2024 under the [[Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003]] and the [[Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002]], is administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its [[U.S. Forest Service]] (USFS) and the [[Department of the Interior]] (DOI) through its [[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWS) to provide grants to forest managers, landowners, and conservation organizations, allocating over $300 million since inception to support approximately 500 projects annually by 2025. | ||
Initially funded with $50 million, it has grown to distribute $100 million in FY 2025 across 500 initiatives, funding projects like timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest and wildfire mitigation in the Sierra Nevada at national forests and private lands nationwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fs.fws.gov/green-forests-work |title=Green Forests Work Program |publisher=U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service}}</ref> Despite its impact, challenges like funding competition, wildfire risks, and land use conflicts persist (web ID: 3), but it remains a key interagency effort to promote sustainable forestry. | |||
{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.fs.fws.gov/green-forests-work}} | {{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.fs.fws.gov/green-forests-work}} | ||